Planner III - Affordable Housing

Job Description Summary Department - Development Services Job Description Job Type: Classified Job Classification: 5233 - Planner III Salary Grade: 16 Pay Range Hiring Range: $79,185 - $95,056 Annually  Pay Range: $79,185 - $110,905 Annually  Range Explanation:   Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity. Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.   The Pima County Development Services Department is seeking an innovative and collaborative Planner III to lead the County’s housing policy initiatives under the Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) grant. This is an opportunity to shape the region’s housing future by coordinating implementation of the 10-Year Regional Housing Strategy and Funding Plan, advancing land use and zoning changes that expand housing supply, diversity, and affordability, and helping launch a new transportation impact fee subsidy for affordable housing. Working across County departments and in partnership with cities, towns, and tribal governments, the Planner III will turn regional housing priorities into actionable programs, policies, and investments. The position will analyze housing data and program outcomes, develop annual action plans and reports, present recommendations to boards, commissions, elected officials, and community groups, and support grant compliance and federal reporting. This highly visible role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on housing affordability and access throughout the region. The Planner III coordinates implementation of the 10-Year Regional Housing Strategy and Funding Plan, including developing annual action plans in collaboration with County departments and convening regular meetings to monitor progress on identified action items. The position coordinates quarterly meetings with cities, towns, and tribal governments to share progress and support regional collaboration; collects and analyzes program metrics, including data from participating jurisdictions; and prepares an annual report documenting progress and outcomes. The Planner III regularly attends meetings of the Regional Affordable Housing Commission and develops land use and zoning code updates intended to increase housing supply, diversity, and affordability, including drafting text amendments and presenting proposed changes to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Supervisors. Additional responsibilities include assisting with implementation of the Transportation Impact Fee Subsidy for Affordable Housing; collecting, collating, and analyzing data and information from research, departments, and other sources; preparing written reports and delivering presentations to boards, commissions, elected officials, other jurisdictions, and community groups; and supporting grant compliance by providing programmatic data and documentation to Community & Workforce Development (CWD) for HUD reporting requirements. Essential Functions: As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor. Coordinates and participates in the work of a section in the Public Works department; Plans, supervises, schedules, and participates in work related to long range and current planning; Develops and updates the community facility plans; Coordinates and participates in the development,  revision, and update of major plans such as the regional comprehensive plan, regional transportation plan, or the regional master drainage plan which includes the research, gathering and analysis of socio-economic data, land use information, public infrastructure and the application of such information in the County’s Geographic Information System (GIS); Participates in the development and periodic updating of capital improvement plans; Coordinate the activities of subdivision review, landscaping, native plant preservation and flood plain management ordinance administration; Coordinates general zoning administration including research, review and revision to codes, ordinances, regulations and policies to ensure compliance with local, State, and Federal laws; Performs required research and prepare publications of regular and special reports; Plans and organizes special area and regional analysis studies, prepare recommendations and make proposals for presentation; Gathers and analyzes natural resource, transportation, census, building construction, employment, and other data, and develops this research data for use; Presents oral and written presentation and staff reports or recommendations to various County, other government or public agencies, committees, boards, regulatory committees, or citizens groups; Consults with the public, architects, engineers and developers on development proposals and applicable regulations and policies; Trains professional, technical and support personnel and review the work of subordinate professional planning staff; Formulates and reviews major policy decisions with management; Represents the Department or County in speaking engagements, legal proceedings and on various local or regional planning boards or committees; Coordinates planning objectives with local, State and Federal planning agencies and committees; Participates in the development of the section budget and capital improvement program; May supervise staff; May act as Executive Secretary or other official to regulatory committees or boards